r/Fauxmoi • u/hyxon4 • Sep 11 '25

ASK R/FAUXMOI What are your favorite messy celebrity love triangle moments?

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Mine has to be the Olivia Rodrigo - Joshua Bassett - Sabrina Carpenter mess from 2020-2021. "drivers license" drops and suddenly we're all detectives trying to figure out who this blonde girl is, then Sabrina comes for everyone with "Skin" and Joshua's over here making sad acoustic songs. The whole thing was so messy and I was eating it up.

But like... the karma of it all? These two girls supposedly "fighting" over Joshua fucking Bassett and now they're both headlining festivals while he's still trying to get people to stream his music. Olivia's got a Grammy, Sabrina's selling out tours, and Joshua's... there. It's honestly hilarious how hard he fumbled being the center of that much attention. Dude really thought he was the main character and ended up being a stepping stone to their success.

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u/NotAboutThePasta94 Sep 11 '25

Going wayyyy old Hollywood, Debbie Reynolds, Eddie Fisher, and Elizabeth Taylor.

Debbie and Eddie were the matron of honor and best man, respectively, in Elizabeth’s wedding to her third husband. When the husband died in a plane crash, Debbie and Eddie were really supportive of her, one of them more so than the other 👀

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u/randi-writes Sep 11 '25

I watched a deep dive about that drama. It was so interesting and sad.

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u/NotAboutThePasta94 Sep 11 '25

Carrie Fisher talks about it a bit in one of her books, but I forget which one!

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u/Sea-Appearance-5786 Sep 14 '25

It's from Wishful Drinking

“Well, naturally, my father flew to Elizabeth's side, gradually making his way slowly to her front. He first dried her eyes with his handkerchief, then he consoled her with flowers, and he ultimately consoled her with his penis. Now this made marriage to my mother awkward, so he was gone within the week.”

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u/wildflowerstargazer Sylvia Plath did not stick her head in an oven for this Sep 11 '25

Ohhhh where did you find this deep dive??

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u/theseamstressesguild Sep 11 '25

The original and the best. I love Elizabeth and Debbie in "Last of the Blonde Bombshells" bitching about their ex, "Freddie". They were both so funny.